After the light rain stopped tonight, the battle between the two great masters in the Zaizhi Mansion also came to an end, and Xie Shi'an, who used a knife, and Xie Wuyi, who had a broken arm, were actually indistinguishable.

Even Xie Shi'an is inferior.

If the last perch hadn't appeared in the courtyard, the final outcome of this battle might have really been rewritten.

The guest came back, and the Xie family treasure tree naturally came back.

Although the old sacrificial wine in the house and Lord Zai Zhi were drinking, in fact, their minds had always been in the courtyard, but when Xie Ying pushed the door in, not only Zai Zhi Li Ji, but even Xie Chenjun was a little surprised.

Xie Ying, who was a little wet on his clothes, walked into the room, took off his coat, and put it next to the stove, and after a while, some white water vapor was born, Xie Ying picked up half a pot of warm wine, drank two sips, and then sat down in front of his uncle, looking at the two most shrewd old men in the dynasty.

Xie Ying shouted Lord Zaizhi.

Li Ji rubbed his cheeks, trying to make himself sober, and then said that General Xie is back, but it is the blessing of the Great Zhou. Then he muttered to himself that he was out of wine, and he was going to get the wine, and left from another place in the side hall, leaving this place for the two Xie family.

Xie Ying took another sip of wine.

Seeing this nephew who was his most important descendant, Xie Chenjun didn't show too much joy, but just quietly looked at this nephew who was definitely going to make a choice tonight.

Xie Ying said in a deep voice: "In the Wanbao Pavilion of Chen Kingdom, my aunt died. ”

Xie Chenjun thought of the sister who had a hateful face, but was actually not bad at all in other aspects, and sighed, "This is the path she chose, with such an ending, it can be regarded as self-inflicted, how could I, a bad old man, never want a harmonious Xie family? But when the family is big, people's hearts are mixed, and everything you think is not good-looking, and it is not easy to manage, you will have to worry more about taking over the Xie family in the future." ”

Xie Ying was silent.

Xie Chenjun looked at Xie Ying's cheeks, which had become more and more resolute because of his perennial travel, and felt some pity, but he still continued: " Xie is such a big family, no matter how you look at it, you can only carry it, even if you want to let it out, no one can pick it up, your heart is a bad old man I polished out a little bit, until now, I am quite satisfied, I know that in this bureau, you may make two choices at the beginning, one will make me appreciate you more, and the other will be a little disappointed, but in the end, I will admire it very much. Do you know which two options are there?"

After a while, Xie Ying said slowly: "Both choices should be to return to the border army first, according to my current reputation, not to mention the entire army, at least two-thirds of the soldiers are willing to die for me, I only need to repair the book in the army, tell the ins and outs of Huaiyang City, and let His Majesty the Emperor know, His Majesty the Emperor will naturally dispose of my father for me, and it is not reluctant at all, but it seems natural." ”

Xie Chenjun nodded, "This is the first one." ”

Xie Ying continued: "Second, you don't need to write anything, kill all the generals in the border army who don't obey my orders, and bring the border army back to Shaoliang City, Chen Guo's border army is destined not to act rashly, so I will have at least more than a month to deal with the affairs of Shaoliang City, and then it will not be as simple as killing my father, and even more, let the Xie family become a real Great Zhou royal family." ”

Xie Chenjun still nodded, "In that case, why didn't you choose one of the two before and after, is it because the situation in Shaoliang City is not obvious now?"

Xie Ying did not speak.

Xie Chenjun said softly, "I said earlier, if you choose the latter, although it is a situation I didn't expect, but in the end, I won't be too difficult to accept, but even if you don't choose, I won't be disappointed, if you were your father's age, you might choose like this, but at my age, if you think too much, it doesn't matter, but at your age, this choice is not bad, and it can't be said right or wrong." ”

Xie Ying suddenly said, "I really don't know what you're thinking. ”

Hearing this, the wrinkles on Xie Chenjun's face seemed to unfold all of a sudden, he picked up a glass of wine and took a sip, "What am I thinking, why do you know?"

"So many descendants of the Xie family want to know what I am thinking, they are all learning from me, learning how I think about things, how to play chess, but there is only one Xie Chen County, why do you want to become the second Xie Chen County, you Xie Ying will do Xie Ying, what do you want to do, you will do it, you will take the Xie family wherever you want to go, the Xie family is in my hands, it will inevitably bring some twilight, but in your hands, it will be different. ”

Xie Ying was silent for a long time, and finally said what he wanted to say in the end, "I don't want my father to die." ”

Xie Chenjun didn't ask why, nor did he question how he didn't know the truths he had learned on weekdays, such as cutting weeds and eradicating roots, but now he didn't know, just nodded, and then the old man seemed to have used up his life's strength, and looked out a little distractedly.

Xie Ying stood up, and before he walked out of this side hall, he heard a noise outside, and then there were many points of light in the night, according to Xie Ying's many years of experience in the army, he knew that it should be the sound of a large number of troops marching, and the collision between those armors, he didn't know how many times.

He also pushed the door open, and Xie Chenjun said softly: "Ying'er, this is another choice." ”

Xie Ying turned a deaf ear and walked out of the side hall.

In the small courtyard, Xie Shi'an threw the guest to Xie Ying, and then he walked into the side hall without saying a word.

Xie Wuyi, who had been stabbed by Xie Shi'an with a strong shoulder, was bleeding from his whole hand, and he had no strength to fight again, he sat in front of the stone table in the courtyard, looking at the pot of wine on the stone table, with a calm expression.

Xie Ying stood outside the door.

A team of Imperial Forest Army soon poured into the small courtyard, and the leader was the commander of the Royal Forest Army, who had served in the border army before, Xie Ying had never dealt with him, he just knew each other's lives.

Seeing this famous Xie Jiabaoshu in this Zaizhi Mansion, the tall commander of the Imperial Forest Army was a little strange, and then he thought of the holy decree in his arms, and felt a little tricky.

Xie Ying said flatly, "What did Your Majesty say?"

The commander of the Imperial Guards read the contents of the edict, which was clearly still written.

The content is not far from what Xie Ying guessed, and His Majesty the Emperor only gave Xie Wuyi an the charge of assassinating Xie Ying, the general of the Great Periphery Army.

Xie Ying remembered Xie Chenjun's last words.

Another option.

He looked at Xie Wuyi, who still hadn't fluctuated, and after looking at Xie Ying, he stood up, "How did your aunt die?"

Xie Ying said again in a hoarse voice.

Xie Wuyi looked at Xie Ying and said softly: "I really thought that you were exactly the same as me, so I felt that whether I was the head of the family or you were the head of the house, it was almost the same, even if it was a little different, it was just that you were younger." ”

Xie Ying didn't say anything, just looked at the commander of the Royal Forest Army.

The latter stubbornly said: "According to Your Majesty's will, Xie Wuyi will be sent to the prison immediately." ”

Xie Ying smiled bitterly, "Father has thought about the current situation. ”

Xie Wuyi nodded, "To do something, naturally I thought about everything before, but I never thought that I would end up like this." ”

Xie Ying nodded, no longer ready to say anything, just looked at the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, and said calmly: "Even if Xie Ying rushes to Beiyan County, please take care of the dragon's body." ”

The commander of the Imperial Guards was stunned for a moment.

Fortunately, soon, a person walked in behind him.

The inner court celebrant holds the seal of the eunuch Su Jin.

The head of the eunuchs in the imperial city, after coming here, came straight to Xie Ying's side and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty invites General Xie to enter the palace for a while." ”

Xie Ying didn't think about it, and politely refused.

Su Jin said in a low voice: "Even if you don't look at Your Majesty, but Princess Anyang in Fengyang Pavilion, General Xie has to meet each other, right?"

Xie Ying did not speak.

Su Jin lowered his voice again and said: "Your Majesty's holy decree is just an explanation to the Xie family, if General Xie doesn't want Mr. Xie to die, it will naturally be easy to handle the Heavenly Prison at that time, and Your Majesty will not let General Xie down." ”

Xie Ying said softly: "Then thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Su Jin smiled, at least the situation has not developed to the worst situation now.

He said softly: "Your Majesty has already ordered to go down, whether General Xie and the others will go to the Imperial Study or Fengyang Pavilion, no one will stop them." ”

Xie Ying nodded, and then walked out of the small courtyard by himself.

At the gate of the small courtyard, a white-robed young man with a sword box stood in the moonlight in the distance.

Li Fuyao.

After watching Xie Ying come out, Li Fuyao walked over and suggested, "Let's take a walk together?"

Xie Ying nodded, there is indeed some distance from the palace.

So the two men walked slowly through the empty street by the moonlight.

Li Fuyao was still holding the red lantern in his hand, and after walking a few steps, Li Fuyao said with a calm face: "I will leave Shaoliang City after dawn, and I will never come again in this life." ”

Xie Ying was stunned, and then asked, "Why." ”

Li Fuyao said bluntly: "Because I don't want to come." ”

Xie Ying sighed, "Disappointed?"

Li Fuyao laughed.

Xie Ying then asked, "Then according to you, what is the place where you feel you can stay without feeling disgusted?"

Li Fuyao thought for a while, "Sword Mountain is not bad. ”

Xie Ying's expression was gloomy, "You are really still an immortal on the mountain." ”

Li Fuyao shook his head, still not explaining anything.

Xie Ying was a little annoyed, "I'm a layman, I have a lot of things, and I have to accept them if I don't like them, it's not that I can't do what I like at all, it's just that I can't ignore the consequences." ”

Li Fuyao suddenly said solemnly: "I have suffered enough, so I think that everywhere I go in the future will be a place without suffering, but everyone knows that it is impossible to do so, but I still have extravagant hopes in my heart, and if I don't meet my expectations, I will naturally be disappointed, and I can't talk about disappointment in other places, but this is Shaoliang City, so I will naturally be disappointed." I may understand it many years later, but not now. ”

Xie Ying smiled, his smile full of bitterness.

Li Fuyao suddenly stopped.

Because the front has already arrived at the gate of the palace.

Xie Ying cleaned up his mood and said with a smile: "Then I won't see you again, what if you really become the kind of person who looks down from the sky?"

Li Fuyao said softly: "If someone asks me if I have a friend named Xie Ying, I will nod." ”

Xie Ying laughed and pressed the handle of the perched knife again.

He strode forward.

Li Fuyao walked backwards with a lantern.

No one said anything goodbye.

Because I don't know if I can see it.